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Daniel Bluman's patience pays off for a win

Sep 28, 2015

Showjumping returned to Wollman Rink as it played host to the third day of competition at the second-annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show with the $212,000 U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, on Friday evening. Colombia's Daniel Bluman has been waiting to win a coveted Rolex watch since the start of his career in showjumping, but the wait is over after he piloted Conconcreto Believe to a win Friday night under the lights of New York City.

International designer Guilherme Jorge of Brazil built a 15-effort test for 26 contenders, but only two jumped clear for a two-horse duel in the jump-off. Bluman won over Sharn Wordley, of New Zealand, with the fastest of two double-clear efforts. Wordley notched a clear ride with Sky Group's Barnetta from fifth in the original order before Bluman and his nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (Ukato x Larista) guaranteed a tie-breaker for owners Blue Star Investments.

1 CONCONCRETO BELIEVE UKATO 104BU51 KWPN Daniel BLUMAN COL 0/0/41.39 69.960 $
2 BARNETTA BALOUBET DU ROUET 103JP81 Westf. Sharn WORDLEY NZL 0/0/43.35 42.400 $
3 CHAQUI Z CHACCO-BLUE 103JI82 Z Shane SWEETNAM IRL 1/82.09 31.800 $
4 KISMET 50 KANNAN FRA40643 BWP Candice S KING USA 1/83.07 21.200 $
5 SIMBA DE LA ROQUE KANNAN 103MD44 SF Conor SWAIL IRL 4/78.73 12.720 $

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Source: Press release from Jennifer Wood Media Inc.